Friday, December 11, 2009

高曾祖,父而身。身而子,子而孫。

高曾祖,父而身。身而子,子而孙。
高曾祖,父而身。身而子,子而孫。
Gao Zeng Zǔ, Fù Ér Shen. Shen Ér Zǐ, Zǐ Ér Sun.

My great great grandfather gave birth to my great grandfather,
My great grandfather gave birth to my grandfather,
My grandfather gave birth to my father,
My father gave birth to me,
I give birth to my sons, and
My sons gives birth to my grandsons.


自子孙,至玄曾。乃九族,人之伦。
自子孫,至玄曾。乃九族,人之倫。
Zì Zǐ Sun, Zhì Xúan Zeng. Nǎ Jiǔ Zú, Rén Zhi Lún.

My grandsons, my great grandsons, and my great great grandsons are
The nine clans of human family relationships.

Sunday, May 3, 2009

曰岱華 嵩恒衡 此五岳 山之名

曰岱华 嵩恒衡
曰岱華 嵩恒衡
yùe dài hùa  song héng héng
The Dai, Hua, Song, Heng, and Heng

此五岳 山之名
此五岳 山之名
cí wû yùe shan zhi míng
are the names of five mountains.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

曰江河 曰淮济 此四渎 水之纪

曰江河  曰淮济
曰江河  曰淮濟
yue jiang  hé yue húa jì
The Yangtze, Yellow, Huai, and Ji Rivers

此四渎  水之纪
此似瀆  水之紀
cî sì dú  shûi zhi jì
are China's four representative rivers.

Friday, April 24, 2009

寒燠均 霜露改 右高原 左大海

寒燠均  霜露改
寒燠均  霜露改
hán yù jun  shuang lù gâi
The division of cold and hot temperatures
is marked by the changing of the frost and dew.

右高原  左大海
右高原  左大海
yòu gao yuán  zûo dài hâi
There are high plateaus to the right
and big oceans to the left.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

赤道下 温暖極 我中華 在東北

赤道下  温暖极
赤道下  温暖極
chì dào xìa  wen nuân jí
Surrounding the equator, it is extremely warm.

我中华  在东北

我中華  在東北
wô zhong huá  zài dong bêi
China is situated in the northern hemisphere in the east.